Copper workers, international business, and domestic politics in Cold War Chile
By: Angela Vergara.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780271033341
Subjects: Copper miners -- Chile -- History -- 20th century; Copper miners -- Labor unions -- Chile; Cold War -- Influence; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1920-1970; Chile -- Politics and government -- 1970-1973
Description: "Traces the history of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of copper miners employed by the Anaconda Copper Company from 1945 to 1990. Covers the economic, political, and social history of the 45-year period when the Cold War dominated Chilean politics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: From Montana to Potrerillos; title: The world of labor; title: Copper, labor, and political repression, 1945-1952; title: Making a new deal : copper laws, modernization, and workers' rights, 1955-1958; title: Nationalism and radicalization, 1958-1970; title: Experiencing nationalization and socialism, 1970-1973; title: Conclusion: Repression, economic transformations, and the struggle for democracy, 1973-1990s.